The Brain
The structures, cells, and signals behind everything we do.
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Explore the anatomy and cells behind the stories.
Glial Cells
For much of the history of neuroscience, glial cells were treated like…
Sodium-Potassium Pump
The sodium-potassium pump (also known as the Na+/K+ pump or Na+/K+-ATPase) is…